New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08
BOUCICACLT md MOSS ARE OCT


A LEASE OF THE STAR THEATRE.
FOR many years Theodore Moss manager OF
Naiiacks and Dion BOucicaut star actor and
provider of plays wore the best Of friends and the
closest Of associates when the actor in the course
of his numerous legal difficulties required bondsman.
Mr. Moss was ever ready to oblgc nlm Now the
former friends are out and say very nard things Of
each Other The cause Of this unhappy state OF affairs
IS that Mr. Bouccaut holds lease OF the star Theatre
for ten weeks beginning on Monday next. and that
Mr. Moss VIII not give him possession. and has allowed
Abbey, Schocfcl Grau, who now control the
theatre, 70 lease II to other persons
Mr.. Moss gives this explanation: " Last year |
made two agreements with Mr.. Boucicault, one that he
should play this spring sharing terms and produce
twO new plays, the other that he Should Lease the
theatre for ten weeks, beginning Deccmer l. lat
rental Of S2.4O0 weekly. ! am not quite certain al
This moment Of the exact Ggarc, but that IS near
enough. When Mr.. Boucicarh came 20 play his
spring engagement he did not have TWO new plays.
lie put on an old one, The JIM and the business was
extraordinarily bad Seeing that H. had broken ia tn
with me In thing, did not feel justified in trust
ing him in another did not believe hc would have
new plays ready for his fall and didn't think
he could draw without. ! therefore informed him In
writing last May while lac was playing at the star.
that should consider his lease cancelled unless he
would give some security for the rent Nj. Bnfh-
hsm the business manager, delivered the lciler per
,OIally and Bouccaut looked at 1t and said: That
doesn't amount Ia anything. ! have hol frcclNcu
any protest legal document OF any nina from MI
and have quietly gone on with my business
That he has "a lease in his possession H. true. Dnt II
lac fres he Will get all Tie legal hight he
wants.
Mir. Boucicault arrived here on Monday from
Chicago where he temporarily closed his season lite
said have lease of the star a. stated and all thal
II calls upon me To do is 10 pay The REM Wccuy III
advance There is also penal clause that II all
10 keep to my agreement ! shall forfeit %23,OoO
with regard To pieces during my last engagement,
here as no written agreement to produce any Mt
Moss and had Neba undcrSt ahulng MAJ slo","
write one and accordingly dd so and produced II,
Fin Nice DOL its II was failure bnl that
is fate that happens to all paywrthiS. Then !
fell The Jnt. am all prepared 10 M Ten
weeks here have ncW play 'PhINnr' that haNo
done out town. and two Irish pays one IN Tour
acts and the other in three. have not ycl named
them II t. pretty state Of things when one parry
To a lease can cancel for no forfeiture OF us pro
visions and other reason than his rcaSuir VIVA.
steps shall take I'm the matter! Probably none NJ
all don't think the theatres worth nEhtlhE ABOUT
still am compelled TO throw my company our Js' al
a time when business ought to be good nave;
| however. already filed FIVE weeks of Tie tcn anu
| have my time booked into May think nan laM
'pngbcrrys' advice. forget MS precise words ior
some time since played Shakes ca'ean paris ou
is to the effect that When you come across nia',
whom Won poet 10 10 dishonest, the b''t thlhs
YOU can do Is 10 leave him alone to 60 Ills own way